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WDA representatives met with Congressman Oshima Kusuo. He pledged to prioritise the legislation to ban dog and cat meat.
WDA held and event in the Congress to present evidence of the dog meat industry in Japan. 20 congressmen attended to show support.
Genlin met with congressmen to discuss strategies on banning dog and cat meat in Japan.
Genlin founded "Dog Cat Party", the first political party dedicated to promoting the welfare of dogs and cats in the world.
Genlin successfully promoted the establishment of the Animal Parliamentary Alliance with parliamentary parties. The heavyweight member of the ruling party Hidehisa Otsuji became the chairman of the alliance.
34 members of the Cross-party Congressional Animal Welfare Alliance has submitted a joint letter to Prime Minister Suga, requesting Japan’s accession to the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats.
Hidehisa Otsuji, chairman of the Parliamentary League for Animal Welfare, along with 10 members of the league, submitted a request letter to Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide in The Prime Minister’s Official Residence, turning a historic page on animal welfare in Japan. The request letter also lays the groundwork for a joint initiative between the United States and Japan on the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats.
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[Japan Spotlight] The Cabinet of Japan responded to questions on animal welfare
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[Japan Spotlight] The Parliamentary Question to Promote Animal Welfare
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[Japan Spotlight] Zero-culling Parliamentary Conference
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[Japan Spotlight] Animal protection education in Japan
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[Japan Spotlight] Pets abandoned during the epidemic
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World Dog Alliance: US, China, and Japan Should Work Together for Animal Welfare
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[Japan Spotlight] Diet Awakened to Animal Welfare
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[Japan Spotlight] Clarify Standards for the Care and Keeping of Animals when the revised Act on Welfare and Management of Animals comes into force
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US Congressman Alcee Hastings supports Japan Lawmaker Mr. Fujisue on International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats
Congressman Alcee L. Hastings of the US Congress wrote a letter to Mr. Fujisue Kenzo (藤末健三) of the House of Councilors in the National Diet
Preparation work for the Diet debate
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The outcome of the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats
On 3 March 2020, 34 lawmakers of the Parliamentary League for Animal Welfare submitted the petition letter requesting Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide to initiate the
Japan Minister of the Environment Shinjiro Koizumi to revamp the Animal Welfare and Management Department
Last year on December 3, 34 lawmakers from the Parliamentary League for Animal Welfare, who resonated with the World Dog Alliance’s campaign, submitted a request